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WHO FCTC Secretariat's statement on May 4, 2020
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ASH Statement: Dutch Parliament Moves to Drastically Reduce Tobacco Sales
Statement from Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)
Dutch Parliament Moves to Drastically Reduce Tobacco Sales
Contact: Megan Arendt
arendtm@ash.org
(202) 659-4310
THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS – MARCH 3, 2020 – Ea...
Los Angeles Region is the Epicenter of a Global Revolution in Public Health
On February 18, 2020, the Manhattan Beach city council voted 4-1 to phase out the sale of all tobacco products in the city, becoming the second U.S. city to do so (after Beverly Hills). The Pasadena city counci...
ASH Statement: The Surgeon General is right: Smoking cessation treatment works and is critical
Statement of Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)
The Surgeon General is right: Smoking cessation treatment works and is critical
Contact: Megan Arendt
arendtm@ash.org
(202) 659-4310
On January 23, 2020, the...
Nonprofit Sues JUUL, Alleges Labeling on E-Cigarette Product Is Misleading
Nonprofit Sues JUUL, Alleges Labeling on E-Cigarette Product Is Misleading
JUULpods’ “5.0% Nicotine Strength” and “3.0% Nicotine Strength” Labels Mislead Consumers About Amount of Nicotine Delivered by Popular...
ASH Statement on Facebook and Instagram Prohibiting Tobacco and E-cigarette Influencer Promotions
Statement from Action on Smoking & Health (ASH)
On December 18, 2019, Facebook (including Instagram) announced that it would no longer allow influencers using its platforms to promote tobacco products, inc...
First long-term study of the health impact of vaping points the way to regulation of all tobacco products
First long-term study of the health impact of vaping points the way to regulation of all tobacco products
Statement by Action on Smoking and Health
On December 16, 2019, the first long-term study of e-cigaret...
ASH’s Accomplishments in 2019
ASH has a three-pronged approach to end the tobacco epidemic. Each program can end the tobacco epidemic on its own, and combined, our programs will chip away at the tobacco industry from every angle to speed up...
Organizations Support the President’s September Decision to Remove Flavored E-Cigarettes from the Market
Organizations Support the President’s September Decision to Remove Flavored E-Cigarettes from the Market
Now is the time to act and protect the health of our children
November 18, 2019 – We write to express...
Statement from Action on Smoking & Health Regarding ILO Decision on Tobacco Funding
Yesterday, October 31st, ASH joined several international groups in calling on the International Labor Organization (ILO) to reject funding from the tobacco industry. Read our joint letter here.
Today, Octob...
New Report Highlights Tobacco Industry Meddling to Weaken Public Health Policy
Read the Report Here
Media Contact:
Megan Arendt
arendtm@ash.org
(202) 390 – 9513
New Report Highlights Tobacco Industry Meddling to Weaken Public Health Policy
The Tobacco (Including Vaping) Industry ...
15 Organizations Report to the UN Human Rights Council that the U.S. Fails to Protect the Right to Health
Media Contact:
Megan Arendt
arendtm@ash.org
(202) 390 – 9513
Read the UPR Submission Here
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 3, 2019 – Today, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), in partnership with 14 civil...
Statement from Action on Smoking & Health Regarding Trump Administration’s Move to Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes
WASHINGTON, DC - September 11, 2019 - The Trump administration just announced that it will seek to ban flavored electronic cigarettes. This move follows the news of six mysterious deaths linked to vaping. Actio...
Statement from ASH Executive Director Laurent Huber on FDA and Graphic Warning Labels: Glacial and Unwilling, but in the Right Direction
AUGUST 16, 2019 - This week the Food and Drug Administration announced a comment period for a proposed rule to require graphic health warnings on cigarette packages and advertisements (pictured above). If t...
ASH at the 2019 Human Rights Council
ASH staff recently spent time in Geneva, Switzerland to attend the 41st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. The UN Human Rights Council is an inter-governmental body within the United Nations sy...
Joint Letter to the United Nations Secretary-General
Secretary General António Guterres 19 July 2019
United Nations, S-233
New York, NY 10027
D...
Beverly Hills Banned the Sale of Tobacco Products Because Cigarettes are Still a Huge Problem
As we write this, no one is smoking inside of our office. We rode the metro this morning with no one smoking on the train or the platform, and we can meet friends for dinner tonight where no one will smoke arou...
Beverly Hills, CA is the New Norm for Tobacco Sales, Not the Outlier
Beverly Hills, CA is the New Norm for Tobacco Sales, Not the Outlier
Ban on Tobacco Sales in Beverly Hills Passed with Unanimous Support
WASHINGTON, DC – WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 2019 – Late last night, the Beverly...
Media Advisory: What’s Menthol Got to Do with It? Everything (Still)!
Carol McGruder, Co-Chair, African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council
"For every black man murdered, there are 6-8 dying of tobacco diseases."
"We can’t wait until what’s happening with police bru...
Insight from a 6th Grader in Connecticut
Below are an essay and video ASH received from a 6th grader known as A.C.R.S. at Weston Middle School in Weston, CT. She argues a strong and well-cited case like a seasoned veteran in our field, simplifying an ...
Bucharest Declaration on Human Rights and a Tobacco-Free Europe
This Resolution came out of discussions that began at the Global Forum on Human Rights and a Tobacco-Free World on March 26, 2019 in Bucharest, Romania and continued at the annual European Network for Smoking a...
Global Forum on Human Rights and a Tobacco-Free World
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis speaking at the Forum
This unique and historic event brought together global leaders in human rights and public health to discuss ways to advance worldwide efforts to comb...
No Legal Right to Smoke
In our work, we spend a lot of time arguing for people’s rights. The right to be free from targeted advertising by the tobacco industry. The right to access cessation products. The right to be free from sec...
Update: Dutch Criminal Case Against Tobacco Industry
In September 2016, lawyer Benedicte Ficq filed a criminal case with the Dutch Public Prosecutor, alleging that four tobacco manufacturers were guilty of attempted murder, manslaughter, premeditated attempts...
Statement on Hawaii Phasing Out Cigarette Sales
Statement from ASH Executive Director Laurent Huber
Monday, February 4, 2019
ASH fully supports Hawaii’s proposal to phase cigarettes out of the Hawaiian market by 2024. Cigarettes are highly engineered nico...